Florida Legal Overview: Sebastian-Vero Beach The Sebastian -Vero Beach metropolitan area in Florida is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Indian River County. The Treasure Coast or Port St. Lucie- Sebastian -Vero Beach CSA is composed of the Sebastian -Vero Beach metro and the Port St. Lucie metro area that covers St. Lucie and Martin counties. The Sebastian -Vero Beach MSA is served by the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida. Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Sebastian -Vero Beach metro area and in the bigger Treasure Coast area.
Top Florida cities for Legal Issues: Sebastian
1. The circuit courts are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction. Separate divisions to handle criminal, civil, family law, juvenile and probate matters. The criminal and civil divisions are sub-divided into circuit/county courts. For example, the Indian River Courthouse in Vero Beach has a criminal circuit court for felonies and a criminal county court for handling misdemeanors and traffic violations. The civil division has a civil circuit court for handling disputes greater than $15,000, while a civil county court has jurisdiction on disputes between $5,000 and $15,000. 2. A real estate dispute between a golf course owner in Vero Beach and resident associations has turned into a question about business law, as the circuit court judge has to decide whether Vista Golf LLC can be forced to operate a gold course or allowed other commercial activities such as a condo project. 3. Criminal charges for larceny and fraud have been dropped against University of Florida Professor Dov Borovsky after he resigned and reimbursed the university. Borovsky had been charged with billing both a private company and UF for the same airfare ticket.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Trending Sebastian-Vero Beach Legal Topics: A small claims court has jurisdiction on matters involving amounts less than $5,000. Appeals against all circuit and county court decisions in Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties are taken up by the Fourth District Court of Appeal. The Florida Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Federal cases in the Treasure Coast are heard by the Fort Pierce Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Federal appeals in Florida are heard by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. |